From Aikonic · for Windows

Clarity. Aikonic hardware monitoring for Windows.

A live hardware monitor for your PC.

CPU, GPU, memory, storage, network and fans, in real time. When it can't read a sensor, it says so and tells you why.

  • Free. Not a trial, and it never asks you to upgrade.
  • Private. No account, no cloud, no telemetry.
  • Control, the one-time upgrade, remembers 30 days and explains what changed. Arriving later this year.
Download for Windows Explore Clarity

Free download · Windows 11 · Windows 10 22H2 best-effort · simulated preview shown

Interactivethe interface, live · not a screenshot

aikonic · clarity Search processes, sensors, drives… Ctrl+K Mini-mode
Active.
The system is working through a busy moment. Nothing alarming. 34 reading
Hardware · Last 1 h export csv 5m 1h 24h 7d 30d 90d 1y
history · Control
CPU37%
Memory82%
GPU39%
3600 samples · 1s cadence
CPU detail
Load
37%
4.7 GHz · 63°C
Temperature
63°C
limit unknown
Frequency
4,700 MHz
Package Power
74 W
Top CPU processes
  • firefox.exepid 65683.2%
  • dwm.exepid 12881.1%
  • explorer.exepid 20440.6%
  • steam.exepid 51200.4%
  • aikonic.exepid 41120.2%
Load
39%
52°C · 96 W
Temperature
52°C
VRAM
3,277 MB
of 8,192 MB
Power
96 W
Top GPU processes
  • dwm.exepid 12884.1%
  • firefox.exepid 65682.3%
Load
82%
Used
26,744 MB
of 32,701 MB
Pressure
86%
Swap
2,458 MB
Top memory processes
  • firefox.exepid 65681.6 GB
  • code.exepid 7788842 MB
  • steam.exepid 5120512 MB
  • dwm.exepid 1288246 MB
  • aikonic.exepid 411262 MB
Load
C:4%D:1%
active time, per disk
Throughput
12.4 MB/s
Queue
0.1
Drives
  • C:\
    591 GB / 931 GB
  • D:\
    764 GB / 1.8 TB
Download
124 KB/s
Upload
48 KB/s
Peak ↓
0.8 MB/s
recent window
Peak ↑
0.1 MB/s
recent window
Trend
32 samples · 1s cadence
Machine
DESKTOP-J4K2
native
Operating system
Windows 11 Home
build 26200
Last boot
Fri 23 Oct, 15:14
Process count
200
Processes 200 total · live
Filter by name or PID…
ProcessPIDCPU ↓MemoryGPUI/O
firefox.exe 6568 3.2% 306 MB 1.8% 312 KB/s ⋯
aikonic.exe 4112 0.2% 48 MB 0.1% 2 KB/s ⋯
Sensors · Live 34 reading
CPU
CPU Usage37%
CPU Temperature63°C
CPU Cores16
CPU Clock4,700 MHz
CPU Power74 W
System specs
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Cores / Threads
8 cores / 16 threads
Default Clock
3.80 GHz
Current Clock
4.70 GHz
Socket
AM4
L3 Cache
32 MB
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
VRAM
8 GB
Driver
31.0.15.5222
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. · X570 AORUS ELITE
BIOS Version
F37
BIOS Release
12 May 2023
Memory
Corsair · CMK32GX4M2E3200C16
Capacity
16 GB
Speed
3200 MT/s (standard speed 2133 MT/s)
Slot
DIMM_A2
Corsair · CMK32GX4M2E3200C16
Capacity
16 GB
Speed
3200 MT/s (standard speed 2133 MT/s)
Slot
DIMM_B2
Storage
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
Capacity
932 GB
Media
SSD
Interface
NVMe
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Version
10.0.26200
Build
26200
Architecture
64-bit
Sensors
Every reading, by device 152 live
Minimum, maximum and average cover the readings taken since 14:20, while Aikonic's window or Mini mode was open. Kept in memory only, they start again when Aikonic restarts or its metric history is cleared in Settings.
Search by name, device or source DeviceAll devices StatusAny status
CPUAMD58 readings
ReadingStatusNowMinimumMaximumAverageSource
Temperatures
Core (Tctl/Tdie)Live63°C48°C74°C61°CSensor service
Load and usage
CPU UsageLive37%8%62%31%Windows
CPU TotalLive36%7%61%30%Sensor service
Clocks
CPU ClockLive4,700 MHz3,550 MHz4,850 MHz4,610 MHzWindows performance counters
Power
PackageLive74 W42 W110 W71 WSensor service
GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 307041 readings
FansLive
Fan #1 · CPU cooler · board
1,182rpm
last minute
Fan #2 · board
811rpm
last minute
Fan #3 · board
796rpm
last minute
GPU Fan · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
stopped
last minute
Aikonic can drive the fans on this board after a short Find my fans run. Curves and fixed speeds are part of Control. 2 headers without a fan · Show
Tools
System verification Include load tests (~2 min) Clear results Run verification
Last run 25/10/2026, 20:12:41 · v1.1.34 · Windows build 26200 · AMD Ryzen 7 5800X · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
15 pass 1 warn 0 fail 1 n/a
Sensor service pipe · PassConnected, authenticated, and read a snapshot: connect 2 ms · handshake 3 ms · snapshot 6 ms
Storage SMART · WarnSMART read path works (2 of 2 drives readable), but 1 drive(s) report wear or errors: a drive condition, not an install fault; see detail
CPU boost residency
Loads every core for about 30 seconds and reads the clock your CPU sustains under load, plus the peak it reaches. Compute-only: nothing is written. Residency against the chip’s rated turbo ceiling arrives in a later update.
Sustained 4380 MHz under all-core load, peaked 4650 MHz; rated boost clock unavailable
Rated boost
n/a
Peak
4650 MHz
Sustained
4380 MHz
Residency
n/a
Run boost test
Memory running at spec
Reads what the board reports about each memory module and checks the three things that quietly cost you memory performance: running speed vs the kit’s rating, multi-channel interleave, and a matched kit. A reading, not a benchmark.
Running at spec: 32 GB DDR4-3200
Rated speedConfigured 3200 of the 3200 MT/s marked on the part number
Channel config2-channel, 2 modules interleaved
Kit matchAll 2 modules share one spec
Check memory
Storage SMART health
Reads each drive’s own SMART / NVMe health (wear, power-on hours, and reallocated sectors) and tells you whether to back up. Read-only; nothing is written to any drive.
1 of 2 drives need attention: back up soon
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB · NVME4% wear · 8,412 power-on hours · 0 data integrity errors · healthy
ST2000DM008-2FR102 · SATABack up soon: 21,904 power-on hours · 3 reallocated sectors
Check drives
Battery health
Compares the current full-charge capacity against the battery’s design capacity: how much of the original capacity is left. A desktop with no battery is reported as such, not an error.
No battery present: desktop system
Check battery
Settings
Refresh rate
How often Aikonic asks the sensor service for its latest reading. The service takes its readings once a second on its own clock; slower settings are lighter on the CPU.
1 sEvery reading as it lands
2 sBalanced (default)
5 sBattery-saver / background
At 1 s, Aikonic asks for the latest reading about 60 times a minute, roughly 3,600 across the one-hour live view. The sensor service takes its readings once a second on its own clock; asking more often shows a new reading sooner, asking less often is lighter on the CPU. A reading is only ever recorded once, however often it is asked for.
Your choice applies immediately and is remembered across launches.
Appearance
Theme, Mini Mode, the accent colour, and whether Aikonic remembers your GPU adapter choice.
LightWarm paper
DarkWarm charcoal
SystemFollows Windows
Mini Mode
Open a small always-on-top companion window with live metrics; it sits on a second monitor while the dashboard runs here.
Close button hides to tray
Closing the window keeps Aikonic running in the tray by the clock, with live readings a hover away; quit from the tray menu. Off makes the close button quit outright.
Temperatures in the tray
Shows CPU and GPU temperature as their own icons beside the Aikonic mark, tinted amber or red when a reading is elevated. A reading that is unavailable shows a dash rather than a number.
Remember GPU adapter selection
Keep the dGPU/iGPU toggle position across launches. Off keeps it per-session.
Accent recolours the accent only; status colours are reserved. Pick a preset, paste a hex code, or leave it on the default ember.
Custom hex#e8500a
StatusLive · polling 1s · native ScopeDESKTOP-J4K2 Metrics34 Footprint0.2% · 47.5 MB v1.1.34

live study · simulated data

Clarity · free

What you get.

Everything below ships today, in the free product.

Live readings

CPU with per-core load, memory and page file, per-drive storage, network throughput and your GPU on one screen, plus a process list you can end or reprioritise.

Real temperatures

CPU die temperature and package power read through Aikonic's own signed, Microsoft-attested driver, shipped in the installer. What your hardware will not report shows as unavailable, with the reason.

Tray and Mini Mode

Close the window and Aikonic keeps reading from the tray, with live values in its tooltip and menu. Mini Mode is an always-on-top strip you can park anywhere on the desktop.

Tools that measure

Diagnostics that read the hardware itself: SMART health for your drives, battery wear on laptops, a dead-pixel test for displays, and checks that your CPU actually boosts and your memory runs at its rated speed.

History

Clarity keeps a rolling hour in memory and wipes it when you close the app. When you want weeks instead, Control adds 24-hour, 7-day and 30-day history that survives restarts.

Themes, updates, verification

Light and dark themes, a command palette (Ctrl+K), updates that install only when you choose, and a built-in verification test with an exportable report, so you can confirm your install reads what it claims.

Two network calls: a licence check and an update check. Neither carries anything about you. See both calls, or read the privacy policy.

Full detail on the Clarity page.

The contract

Four promises.

Quiet by default

Lives in the tray. Wake it when you need it.

No account required

No sign-up, no cloud sync, no analytics. Your hardware readings never leave your machine.

One signed installer

Everything it needs is inside, apart from WebView2 on a PC without it, which the installer fetches from Microsoft. It never installs an update without asking you first.

You own it

Clarity is free; Control is a single perpetual licence. When you do pay, you pay once: free updates, no subscriptions, no upsell.

The products

Clarity and Control.

Both keep the four promises above.

Clarity

Free

Free. Live readings, the last hour in memory.

The sensors your machine will report, in real time: CPU, GPU, memory, storage, network and fans on one screen.

  • Tray & Mini Mode
  • Real CPU temperatures
  • SMART & battery health
  • Verification report
Explore Clarity

Control

$39 USD launch price · one-time

$39 once. Tuning you can undo, alerts, and 30 days of history.

Everything in Clarity, and the means to act on what it shows. Every change is recorded with its before and after, and can be reverted. Fan control follows on the same terms, when its safety conditions hold.

  • Insights with evidence
  • Startup app control
  • Up to 3 machines
  • All future versions included

Not on sale yet. Clarity is out now; Control arrives later this year.

See Control

Principles

Measurement integrity.

Some values can't be read on some machines. When that happens, Aikonic marks the value unavailable and says why. The example is from one real desktop: a fan it reads beside a battery it doesn't have.

Read the principles

One desktop, two readings · example readout, styled for this page

CPU fan

1,042 RPM

Read live from the motherboard's sensor chip.

verdict: ok · source: IT8688E tachometer

Battery health

No battery

A desktop has no battery to measure, so no capacity is shown.

verdict: unavailable · reason: no battery present, desktop system

Download

Download Clarity.

Free, no account, no telemetry. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Signed installer, published checksum.

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